Wolfe County Circuit Court, Kentucky Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

After a trial date is set, a continuance may be granted only for reasons the Court finds unavoidable and unforeseeable on the date the trial was set.

D. Once a trial date has been set, neither party shall be granted a continuance unless the Court is satisfied that the reasons were both unavoidable and unforeseeable on the setting date.

CRITICAL

An attorney unable to attend a motion must immediately contact the moving attorney to try to agree on a new hearing time; if unsuccessful, the party seeking a continuance must immediately file a written motion stating the reasons and send a copy to the Judge and file it with the Clerk.

RULE 2 - CONTINUED MOTIONS An attorney who will be unable to be present at the time set for a motion shall immediately contact the moving attorney and attempt to establish a mutually agreeable time for the hearing of the motion. Should this prove unsuccessful, the party desiring the continuance shall immediately file a motion for a continuance in writing stating the reasons for the continuance and shall send a copy directed to the attention of the Judge, as well as, filing it with the Clerk.

WARNING

A respondent must appear on the noticed hearing date but may be entitled to a continuance if served fewer than seven days before that date.

The Respondent shall appear on the date noticed for hearing, but may be entitled to a continuance if served less than seven (7) days from the date noticed.

INFO

At the criminal pretrial conference, the case is assigned a trial date or may be continued for further action.

At the pretrial conference, the case shall be assigned for trial on a day certain or may be continued for further action.